Illinois senator may block nominee for a top State Department job

Kentucky.com ^ | June 9, 2005 | Jeff Zeleny

[Darkwolf377]

Obama said. "I'm troubled by the lack of clarity."

FINALLY! A Democrat speaks out against fellow Democrat Ted Kennedy's lies about Chappaquiddik!

Huh? Oh, he's talking about comments someone made, even though she's already been punished by resigning her job over them ten years ago? Oh...typical...

[stm]

This is the kind of stuff the libs use when they know they have nothing else of any substance to toss at them. It's textbook lib 101.

And we of course all know LBJ never made a disparaging remark about Blacks or Mexicans

[thoughtomator]

So much for "tolerance"... "Tolerance for me, not for thee" is more like it.

[petercooper]

Obama should only be 1/2 as "troubled" by her comments b/c he's only 1/2 black.

[no1.tarhill]

What about "Sheets" Byrd?

[Salvey]

Wonder if he's troubled by some of the hostile remarks often made against his moose-limb ancestors. Of course, I notice that he often makes the point of referring to himself as a Christian (one of the White Christians his Massa Dean has been referring to?).

[NonValueAdded]

We have had lots of focus on filibusters and how that parliamentary procedure interferes with (some say contributes to) the legislative process. But this "one Senator hold" nonsense is way worse. How many times in the last few years have there been articles about someone putting a hold on something or someone and no one really knows who holds the hold? Haven't Hillary and Kerry been caught at this? If there is any justification for keeping this Senate rule, then I'd say the hold must be public and have a nonrenewable expiration like 30 or 60 days.

[leprechaun9]

Osama Obama is the elected racist pimp of the Bob and Billie Club (formerly known as the U.S. Senate). When will Osama start questioning the KKK activities of Bobbie "SHEETS" Byrd?

[leprechaun9]

Osama Obama is the elected racist pimp of the Bob and Billie Club (formerly known as the U.S. Senate). When will Osama start questioning the KKK activities of Bobbie "SHEETS" Byrd?

[squirt-gun]

This kind of stupidity is why they will always be in the back seat.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Never. Is never good for you ?

[Sonny M]

A Democrat speaks out against fellow Democrat Ted Kennedy's

Do you remember when Ted Kennedy referred to him as "Osama" during a speech?

[Darkwolf377]

I was just thinking about that last night when I saw Obama on a news story about Dean! "Osama...Osama..Osama Obama!"

[Tarpon]

Maybe he will walk over to the Senate's KKK member and ask him to leave the Senate. After all, it is a little racially insensitive don't you think.

A black member of the party of slavery, the KKK and segregation is getting insensitive. I wonder how Obama with such deeply held sensitivities can even be a member of a party with such a history.

Boy would I like to be a member of the Senate press corps, I have some really good questions I would like to ask.

[Mikey_1962]

I am sure he would LOVE some of Sen Byrd's speeches from the early 60's.

[telebob]

It's time for this 'hold' crap to be made history.

Grand standing little punk..

[talleyman]

This is the kind of stuff the libs use when they know they have nothing else of any substance to toss at them.

Bingo!

[Wuli]

Harry Reid knows he does not have the votes for any democratic action in the Senate, so each day, each week, he assigns another Dim Senator with the latest obstructionist task that they can take without any votes against them; its all just part of Senate "tradition".

The thing is, seriously, Reid knows he is playing a political game; he believes in the political game he is playing and the cost to the country and its affectiveness is irrelevant to his political calculations - because that is 100% of what it is; pure, raw politics.

While our Republicans think it's all about being fair, and being "nice" and being concilatory - AND LOSING ("oh, but gee, we were oh so nice", "if only the Dims would be so nice, once in a while", "can't we all just get along").

[OldFriend]

Just called Sen. Obama's office and asked how it is that he's concerned about a statement made nearly twenty years ago but has no trouble campaigning for Senator Byrd who used the term white nigger several times in an interview just a few years ago.

Also asked why the Senator was comfortable campaigning for a former KKK member.....could it be that Byrd is forgiven because he's a democrat and no republican can ever be forgiven.

The gal said she didn't have a statement on the issue but would let the Senator know of my concerns.